Wow, there are more than 6,500 satellites sent to space!

                                            Learning intention: We are learning to understand the interactive system in outer space.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write 10 facts about satellites.

Being a journalist is a very fun job!

Learning intention: We are learning to write a description.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I describe about John Pahulu using the keywords that I have organised on a Padlet.

'while' is a conjunction!

  Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of the English       grammar.  

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that conjunctions are words that joins phrases or related sentences together.

Run! The tsunami is coming for us!

 What Causes Tsunami?

             Tsunami is a wave that is way, way bigger than other waves.  A Tsunami is formed after an earthquake where the ground shakes,  then the sea goes way right back then comes back and causes a humongous wave that can destroy anything and everything in its way.

A volcanic eruption also causes a tsunami. The eruption can either  be underwater  or on land. A submarine  or underwater earthquake has a similar effect like the earthquake on land as it  makes the ground shakes and causes the water above to form into big ripples that eventually turn into  a tsunami.

  

An underwater volcanic  eruption can also cause a tsunami which can be very deadly. When the tsunami hits the land,  it can create a lot of damage to properties, buildings, plants and animals. People can get seriously injured or die.  But  a lot of people also survive in the tsunami if they are lucky or if they were able to escape from it by running to higher grounds.

Tsunami is one of the most dangerous disasters  that can happen to us.

In Indonesia in 2004, a  tsunami killed 230, 000 people the day after Boxing Day.

Learning intention: We are learning to understand and follow the structure of an explanation.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write the introduction, explanation and a conclusion about what causes a tsunami.

Hey, three birds were flying past me!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of the English       grammar.  

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that relating verbs are verbs that are used to identify objects, such as the characters of people, animals and places.

Boland was very clever!

                                          Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our critical thinking skills.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use the ideas from the text that I have read to create five critical thinking questions about the story 'Tyronne the horrible'.

'Raise' is a synonym for 'lift'!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of the English grammar.  

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that synonyms are words that have the same meaning but they have different a spelling.

Did you know that 'new' is a homonym?

Homonyms are words that have the same sounds, same spelling but they have different meanings. 

                                                                           Examples:
                                                                             Duck
                                                         A type of swimming and flying animal.
                                                         A type of animal that have web feet.
                                                                     Another examples
                                                                            Bat
                                                        A type of club that is in cricket or baseball.
                                                        A nocturnal flying mammal.

 Learning intention: We are learning to develop understanding of the English grammar.  

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that homonyms are words that have the same sounds, same spelling but have different meanings.